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Energy Demands on Water Resources. Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy and Water.

PB2011103657

Publication Date	2006
Page Count	80
Abstract	Water is an integral element of energy resource development and utilization. It is used in energy-resource extraction, refining and processing, and transportation. Water is also an integral part of electric-power generation. It is used directly in hydroelectric generation and is also used extensively for cooling and emissions scrubbing in thermoelectric generation. For example, in calendar year 2000, thermoelectric power generation accounted for 39 percent of all freshwater withdrawals in the U.S., roughly equivalent to water withdrawals for irrigated agriculture (withdrawals are water diverted or withdrawn from a surface-water or groundwater source).
Keywords	Energy demand Water resources Energy conumption Ground water Surface water Water distribution Water supply Waste water treatment Electricity Power generation Power plants Natural resources Coal Oil Natural gas Population growth Economic development
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201107

Energy Demands on Water Resources. Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy and Water.

Energy Demands on Water Resources. Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy and Water.
PB2011103657

Publication Date	2006
Page Count	80
Abstract	Water is an integral element of energy resource development and utilization. It is used in energy-resource extraction, refining and processing, and transportation. Water is also an integral part of electric-power generation. It is used directly in hydroelectric generation and is also used extensively for cooling and emissions scrubbing in thermoelectric generation. For example, in calendar year 2000, thermoelectric power generation accounted for 39 percent of all freshwater withdrawals in the U.S., roughly equivalent to water withdrawals for irrigated agriculture (withdrawals are water diverted or withdrawn from a surface-water or groundwater source).
Keywords	Energy demand Water resources Energy conumption Ground water Surface water Water distribution Water supply Waste water treatment Electricity Power generation Power plants Natural resources Coal Oil Natural gas Population growth Economic development
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201107